Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	abraham_n	righteousness_n	seal_n	9,017	5	9.6941	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62869	A plea for anti-pædobaptists, against the vanity and falshood of scribled papers, entituled, The anabaptists anatomiz'd and silenc'd in a public dispute at Abergaveny in Monmouth-shire Sept. 5. 1653. Betwixt John Tombes, John Cragg, and Henry Vaughan, touching infant-baptism. By John Tombes, B.D.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1654 (1654)	Wing T1811; ESTC R206989	34,969	48

actual_a faith_n but_o their_o own_o profession_n it_o be_v not_o true_a no_o not_o according_a to_o mr._n vaughan_n own_o grant_n that_o they_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o same_o covenant_n by_o circumcision_n into_o which_o we_o be_v now_o admit_v by_o baptism_n for_o we_o be_v not_o admit_v into_o that_o covenant_n which_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o inheriitng_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o descent_n of_o christ_n from_o we_o which_o he_o before_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17._o neither_o need_v we_o say_v that_o the_o circumcise_a have_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n inherent_o in_o themselves_o or_o that_o of_o their_o parent_n impute_v to_o they_o or_o that_o circumcision_n be_v a_o false_a seal_n for_o neither_o be_v it_o say_v rom._n 4._o 11._o of_o any_o man_n circumcision_n but_o abraham_n in_o his_o own_o person_n nor_o of_o his_o that_o it_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n to_o any_o but_o a_o believer_n this_o be_v my_o answer_n not_o as_o mr._n vaughan_n mistake_v i_o that_o circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n only_o of_o abraham_n own_o faith_n in_o particular_a nor_o be_v there_o a_o word_n rom._n 4._o 13._o gen._n 177._o act_n 2._o 39_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o covenant_n or_o promise_n be_v the_o same_o and_o alike_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n and_o to_o we_o believer_n and_o to_o our_o child_n nor_o be_v it_o true_a that_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o be_v mean_v of_o covenant_n holiness_n of_o child_n nor_o do_v he_o bring_v any_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v so_o for_o that_o which_o he_o dictate_v that_o there_o be_v certain_o some_o special_a privilege_n set_v forth_o to_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n accrue_v to_o they_o from_o believe_v parent_n be_v false_a the_o text_n ascribe_v nothing_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o one_o parent_n but_o to_o the_o conjugal_a relation_n and_o for_o that_o which_o he_o say_v it_o be_v no_o news_n to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o lawful_a use_n one_o of_o another_o i_o say_v though_o they_o may_v not_o doubt_v whether_o they_o may_v lawful_o use_v one_o another_o when_o both_o be_v unbeliever_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a the_o believer_n doubt_v whether_o it_o may_v be_v so_o still_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n tell_v they_o it_o may_v be_v a_o apposite_a resolution_n of_o their_o doubt_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v call_v news_n or_o no_o and_o their_o not_o doubt_v of_o the_o legitimation_n of_o their_o issue_n be_v the_o very_a reason_n from_o whence_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la infer_v the_o continuance_n of_o their_o lawful_a copulation_n and_o what_o i_o say_v of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n sanctify_v and_o holy_a 1_o tim._n 4._o 5._o 1_o thess_n 4_o 3_o 4_o 7._o be_v right_a nor_o do_v i_o think_v mr._n vaughan_n will_v have_v urge_v that_o text_n as_o he_o do_v if_o he_o have_v read_v what_o i_o have_v write_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o antipaedobaptism_n in_o which_o be_v a_o ample_a disquisition_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o text_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v mr._n vaughan_n and_o other_o reader_n who_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o search_v out_o the_o truth_n what_o i_o say_v that_o if_o baptism_n succeed_v circumcision_n and_o thence_o infant-baptism_n be_v deduce_v female_a infant-baptism_n can_v not_o be_v thence_o infer_v for_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v be_v manifest_a nor_o be_v it_o pertinent_a which_o mr._n vaughan_n bring_v to_o infringe_v it_o for_o though_o female_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v and_o if_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o law_n whatsoever_o woman_n be_v but_o as_o ignoble_a creature_n and_o so_o not_o circumcise_v this_o confirm_v what_o i_o allege_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o baptism_n succession_n to_o circumcision_n their_o baptism_n can_v be_v infer_v what_o he_o think_v to_o have_v tell_v i_o about_o the_o 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